The Benue State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, approved Governor Hyacinth Alia’s request for a sum of N6,644,778,900 to conduct the local government election in the state slated for 5 October 2024. The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) questioned the justification for such a huge budget, wondering whether the LG poll would even hold. The N6.6 billion approval was granted …

The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission has announced that local government elections in the state will be held on Saturday, 28th September 2024. This was disclosed in a circular signed by the ANSIEC chairman, Genevieve Osakwe, in Awka on Monday. The upcoming local government elections will be the first in 10 years, as the last such election was conducted in …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State has directed its party Chairmen in the 23 Local Government Areas, LGAs, of the state to ensure zoning of the Chairmanship and Councillorship positions in their respective LGAs to avoid acrimony, ahead of the 5 October Local Government elections in the state. The Chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) …